HR 935 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014

Introduced Mar 4, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Bob Gibbs R-OH

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Latest action · Aug 1, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 4, 2013
  2. Passed HouseJul 31, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state from requiring a permit under the CWA for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under FIFRA, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide.

Exempts from such prohibition the following discharges containing a pesticide or pesticide residue: (1) a discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of FIFRA that is relevant to protecting water quality, if the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation or the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue contained in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation; (2) stormwater discharges regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); and (3) discharges regulated under NPDES of manufacturing or industrial effluent or treatment works effluent and discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from ballasting operations or vessel biofouling prevention.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 470On PassagePassed267–161Jul 31, 2014

Yea 267

Nay 161

Not voting 4

House 469Failed195–233Jul 31, 2014
House 455Failed253–148Jul 28, 2014

Cosponsors 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2013 to May 30, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalMar 4, 2013
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalMar 4, 2013
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMar 4, 2013
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 5, 2013
R-WIReid J. RibbleMar 5, 2013
R-ILRodney DavisMar 5, 2013
R-ILAdam KinzingerApr 10, 2013
R-NEAdrian SmithApr 10, 2013
R-MSAlan NunneleeApr 10, 2013
R-MIBill HuizengaApr 10, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonApr 10, 2013
R-KYBrett GuthrieApr 10, 2013
D-MNCollin C. PetersonApr 10, 2013
R-WYCynthia M. LummisApr 10, 2013
R-CADavid G. ValadaoApr 10, 2013
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Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 4, 2013Markup Oct 29, 2013Reported Jun 2, 2014
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 5, 2013Discharged Oct 29, 2013
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Mar 4, 2013Markup Mar 13, 2014Reported Jun 2, 2014
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Referred Mar 13, 2013Discharged Mar 13, 2014
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred Aug 1, 2014

Actions 33

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. Jul 31, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7149-7152)
  3. Jul 31, 2014Mrs. Capps moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Transportation. (consideration: CR H7149-7150; text: CR H7149)
  4. Jul 31, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section at the end of the bill protecting infants and children from known or suspected carcinogens.
  5. Jul 31, 2014The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7150)
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In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1313, E1322Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Timothy H. Bishop D-NYAug 1, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H7149, H7150Motions H7149Recorded votes H7150, H7151Capps motion to recommit (minimize use of pesticides known to cause serious health issues for infants and children, monitor adverse impacts, and report location and quantities to local agencies)enactBob Gibbs R-OH, Lois Capps D-CA (motion)Jul 31, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H7058–H7070, H7100–H7108Text printed H7058, H7100Amendments H7070Recorded votes H7085, H7086consideration (H. Res. 694), previous questionLists H7106Organizations opposed to H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens ActAustin Scott R-GA, Bob Gibbs R-OH, Collin C. Peterson D-MN, Donna F. Edwards D-MD, Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY (amendment), Richard B. Nugent R-FL, Ted S. Yoho R-FLJul 30, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H6870–H6874Text printed H6870Recorded votes H6937enactBob Gibbs R-OH, Elizabeth H. Esty D-CT, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Peter A. DeFazio D-ORJul 28, 2014

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee reports

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Mar 20, 2014H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on March 13, 2014
  2. Nov 4, 2013H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 29, 2013

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the Constitutional authority for this legislation in Article I, section 8, clause 18, that grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested by Congress in the Constitution of the United States or in any department or officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H949.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 113-14A REVIEW OF THE INTERPRETIVE RULE REGARDING THE APPLICABILITY OF CLEAN WATER ACT AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS116 pagesAgriculture CommitteeJun 19, 2014

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 694Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 676) providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 935) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from August 1, 2014, through September 5, 2014.Procedurally relatedJul 30, 2014
S 802Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013Related billApr 24, 2013
HR 1947Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013Related billJun 20, 2013

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013
Short Titles as Reported to House
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013
Short Titles as Passed House
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2014Referred in Senate
  2. Jul 31, 2014Engrossed in House
  3. Jun 2, 2014Reported in House
  4. Mar 4, 2013Introduced in House

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